FBI Channeling

Under Departmental Order (DO) 556-73 An individual may obtain a copy of his/her FBI criminal identification record, upon request, for review and correction purposes, to challenge the information on record, or satisfy certain legal requirements such as a requirement for adopting a child; requirement to live, work, or travel in a foreign country; and/or other court-related matters.

A DO request cannot be submitted for employment and/or licensing purposes within the United States. National Background Check, Inc. (NBCI), one of only a select few companies within the United States to be awarded FBI Channeler status, has the capability to submit fingerprints to the FBI for an individual wanting a national fingerprint-based check on themselves.

NBCI will expedite your fingerprints directly to the FBI under the Departmental Order for FBI Channeling. If you seek your personal FBI record, complete the following:

Get your fingerprints captured at one of our convenient electronic fingerprinting locations nationwide(http://www.nationalbackgroundcheck.com/background-check-locations.htm) and fax or email your completed application to the attention of Fingerprint Capture Unit. Or, if you don't live near one of our fingerprint capture locations, mail us your completed application and fingerprints on 2 Fingerprint Cards (FD-258) - can be downloaded from our FBI Channeling application (see page 6).

Payment of $50 (per person) can be made in Check or Money Order - made payable to NBCI or by Credit Card (exception - Discover). **Please note: The $50 processing fee is non-refundable once the application is processed. If fingerprints are rejected by the FBI, we will make a second submission on your behalf, free of charge. If fingerprints are rejected a second time, you will need to send a new processing fee of $50 and a new set of fingerprints.

An FBI-approved Channeler may only process requests for a U.S. person (an individual who is a citizen of the U.S. or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.)

An FBI Channeler cannot apostille fingerprint search results. If an applicant needs an apostille, they must either apply directly with the FBI for a background check, or send the authenticated FBI document from National Background Check to the State Department for further action. Please go to their website for additional information -http://travel.state.gov.

An FBI-approved Channeler cannot process a request for employment and/or licensing purposes within the United States. This type of request should be coordinated with the appropriate state identification bureau (or state police) for the correct procedures.

Fingerprints MUST be captured by a law enforcement agency or FBI-approved Channeler. An individual is not permitted to capture his/her own fingerprints on fingerprint cards.

All FBI Channeling results must be sent back to a US address. Results are prohibited from being shipped overseas.